Conveying system



Y E; F.- MCCABE.. @CONVEYING SYSTEM. l APLlcATloN FILED' AP.11. 191AB..Y

Y* 'lBatenfued Unt. M; 19521..

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v employed in conveying ashes from furnaces l either established ordiscontinued as desired..b

any departure from a direct EDWARD F. llLlCCABlE, IVIAPLEWOOJD, -IN'E'WJERSEY.

Y CONVEYING SYSTEM.

To all. whom z'tnmay concern:

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of 'Maplewood inthecounty of Essex and State of New i ersey, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Conveying Systems', oitl which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to vash conveying systems and has particularreference to that, class of systems known as the vacuum type to adesired distance and remote point.

An importantobjectof the invention is to provide in a system of theabove mentioned character a meanswhereby a suflicient partial vacuummaybe created to facilitate the conveying of ashes from a boiler room toa desired and remote location regardless of line of travel which maybedeemed necessary or advisable to finake in the installation of mysystem.

A furtherobject of the invention is to provide in a system of the abovementioned character a means whereby the removal of ashes from anydesired series offurnaces, with which my system is connected, may be n Afurther object of the invention is to provide in-'a system of the abovementioned employed cessive wear maybe readily removed or character ameans whereby certain elements therein which are subjected to eX-disassociated from the system as a whole in order to permit theseelements upon becoming worn or deteriorated from constant use to beeasily replaced. l

A further object of the invention is to provide in a system of the abovementioned character a means whereby the several elementsfemployedthereinl may be subjected to the least possible amount of wear in theoperation of the system as renderingl the system more reliable in itsoperation than would otherwise be possible.

A further object of the invention of the least possible number ofelements, which is eifective in use `and reliable in operation. Otherobjects and "advantages will be'apparent during the course lof the`following' vefilescription. I, ,4

, lin the accompanying drawings, lforming apart of this specificationand in which like Specification of Letters Patent. applieation iea npriiii, 191e Be it known that ll, EDWARD l?. MCABE,

a whole thereby is topro- -vide a system of the above mentioned char--acter w ich consists i rateiiteci oet.. iii, iaai. Serial NQ. 227,954.I

numerals designate like parts throughout the saine,

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view showing the system embodying myinvention', certain elements employed therein being shown .in elevationand other elements in section,

* ig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of ay conduit, a portion.thereof being broken away showing a detachable hopper installedthereupon,

' ig. Sis an end elevation of the saine,

nFiga is `a vertical transverse sectional View view of a closure, y vFig. 5 is a top plan view of a hopper show- (iingtthe sameattached to asection of a con l ig. 6 is a side elevation pling showing a slide valvewith, y

l Fig. 7 is an end elevation of a conduit sec.- tion showing in detail aslide valve struc ture,

F ig. 8 isa element, and,

' 1g. 9 is a' perspective View of an abutment.' V

In the drawing, lwherein for the purpose ofil'lustration is shown apreferred form of my invention, the numeral 10 indicates the wall .of anengine room having arranged therein a plurality of boilers, two of whichare indicated by In proximity to each of the boilers 11 and 12 there isarranged respectively,` the receptacles 13 and'14 ad of a conduitcouassociated thereperspective view of a spacing which as hes isindicated bythe numeral 15. In proximity to the receptacles 13 and 14the numerals 11 and 12.v

j aptedto receive therein ashes from the fire boxes'of the boilers,-`

there is disposed a conduit` 16 having coinmunication withthe interiorof the' receptacles 18 and 14 as will hereinafter be described indetail. One end of the conduit 16 is provided with a flange 17 havingconnection with a flange 18 carried by a joint indicated as a whole bythe' numeral 19.

This ,joint if so desired may be of th lt' ,typev as clearly shown inFig. 1, to which a arranged-a pair of segmental blocks 22 having theirinner faces 23 arranged parallel with respect to each other, the space'between the'sefaces A being preferably slightly greater than the innerdiameter of the conduit 16. Within the 'space formed between the blocks22 there is arranged a slidable valve 24 having one end curved toconform to the contour of an abutment 25 arrangedbetween the blocks- 22and secured between the anges 17 and A16 and the Y joint 19 by theinsertion or removal of the valve 24 as will be readily understood whenconsidering Figs. 6 and 7. It might be well for me to state here thatthe jointure 21 connecting'the Y joint-19 with the conduit 20 isidentical with that shown in Figs. 6 and 7 and hereinbefore describedand that communication is either severed or established between the Yjointure 19 and the conduit 20 in the same manner that communication isestablished between the conduit 16 and theqY joint 19. To the upper endof the Y joint -19 there is secured a conduit 27 which extends upwardlyan appreciable distance as clearly shown `in Fig. -1. To the up er` endof the conduit 27 there is connecte an elbow 28, which elbow in turn isconnected to a conduit 29 having communication with a tank 30 supportedby a suitable frame work 31. The tank 30 it will be noted is at itslower end tapered as shown at 32, this tapered end being closed oropened by manually operated valves as shown at 33. The upper end of thetank 30 is provided with a cover 34 having `an opening arrangedcentrally therein. Upon the cover- 34 there is disposed a T coupling 36communicating, with the interior of the tank 3()I through the openin 35,This T coupling is provided at one si e with av nipple 37 serving as aninspection port, the nipple 37 being provided with a detachable closure38. Upon the cou` pling 36 there is arranged a reduction joint 39, thesmallest diameter of which is substantially smaller than the diameter ofthe coupling 36. Upon the reduction joint 39 there is arranged asilencer 40 to which is secured a watersup'ply pipe 40 havingcommunication with a suitable water supply exsv not shown. Upon thesilencer 40 there is imposed an exhaust pipe 41 adapted to convey thesteam and air to any desired location. To the T joint there is connecteda steam pipe 42 which is adapted for connec- 'tion with a suitablesupply of steam'pressure notshown. It will be noted that the steam pi e42 projects a substantial distance into the coupling 36 and is providedtherein with a steam jet or nozzle 43 adapted to direct steam. u wardlythrough thereduction joint 39, t e silencer 40 and the exhaust pipe 41in the direction of the axis common t0 these last named elements. Theconduit 16 adjacent each of the receptacles 13 and 14 is provided withan opening 44 adapted to receive therein the base 45 of a hopperindicated as a whole by the` numeral 46. The lbase 45 is provided oneach side thereoi` with an ear 47 through which the ends of an arcuateshape bolt 48 is adapted to be passed, the bolt 48 serving as a meansfor retaining the hopper 46 in correct position within the opening 44provided by the conduit 16. The ho per 46 carries a diverging wall 48provlded at the upper edge thereoflwith a flange 49. Within the wall 48there is arranged a detachable lining 60 having its lower edge supportedby a shoulder 51. This lining 50 is held in position within the hopper46 by means of screws 52. I desire tomachine the inner face of thelining 50 in order that anair-tight seal may be established between 'theange 53 carried by a closure indicated as a whole by the numeral 54,.the closure 54 being adapted for insertion. into the hopper 46 as willbe readily understood when considering Figs. 2, 3 and 4. This closure 54is provided with a depression 55 having a hand-grip 56 arranged thereinin order that the closure as awhole may be easily removed from withinthe hopper 46 when so desired. The lower portion of the closure 54is'provided with a depression 57 having theysame curvature as'the innerwall of the conduit 16. Of course it will loe-understood that theconduit 20 is ladapted to carry hoppers identical with those indicatedby the numeral 46 which are in turn-maintained in communication withreceptacles identical with those indicatedby the numerals 13 and 14,which receptacles may be arranged for the reception of ashes from thefire boxes or boilers identical with those indicated by the numerals 11and 12.

In use, the operationof the device is as follows: Assuming 'thatcommunication is severed between the Y joint 19 and the conduit 20 andthat communication between the conduit 16 andthe Y coupling 19 isestablished and that steam is being injected into the T coupling 36through the nozzle 43 carried by the steam supply pipe 42, a partialvacuum will be created within the tank 30, and because of this partialvacuum, ashes indicated by the numeral 15 carried within the receptacles13 and 14, will be drawn into the conduit 16 through the hoppers 46assuming,yof course, that the closures 54 are removed from the hoppers46. As a result of this partial vacuum the ashes t stream of water.through the tenesse drawn into the conduit i6 will be vconveyed throughthe saine into the Y coupling 19 onwardly into the conduit 27 and theninto the tank 30 through the coupling 28 and 'y conduit 29 whereuponthey will be deposited downward into the tanlr 30K As a result of thepassing of the steam through the reduction joint 39. an undesirablenoise is prom duced and for this reason l wish to employ a silencer 40to which is supplied a suitable pipe 4&0. tinue the use of either of thereceptacles 13 or la the closure 5a may be inserted into the hopperconnected with the receptacle, the use of which is desired to bediscontinued. A

Should it be desired tol discontinue vthe use of the conduit .16 thevalve 24 may be moved to the position clearly shown in Fig.

"I, thereby severing communication between the conduits 16 and 27.Should it be deslred to establish communication between the conduits 2Oand 27 the valve 24 carried by the jointure 21'may be partially removedfrom between the blocks 22 whereupon ashes may be drawn into the conduit20 from a series of hoppers identical with those indicated by thenumerals 13 and 14 and connected to the conduit 20 in the same manner asdescribed in connection with conu duit 16.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts mayberesorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure and protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

ln an apparatus of the character described, a conduit havingcommunication With an yash pit, an ash receiving receptacle having thebottom thereof normally closed, a nozzle supported on havingcommunication conducting jet disposed and extended toward the whereuponsteam passing therewith, a steam within the nozzle exhausting from the.nozzle a vacuum will be created in the receptacle to carry the ashesthrough the conduit and into the rece tacle.

p EDWARD F.. MCOABE.

the receptacle and

